Thursday, January 24, 2013

Psssst - Got a minute?

Government has used propaganda, fear and misinformation to
convince large swaths of the populace to voluntarily sacrifice their freedom
and liberty for the promise of safety and security. Warrantless surveillance,
imprisonment without charges, molestation by TSA agents, military exercises in
cities, drones in our skies, cameras watching our every move, overseas torture,
undeclared wars, cyber-attacks on sovereign countries, and now the threat of
disarmament of the people have all contributed to the darkening skies above. A
harsh winter lies ahead....

The BLS has the gall to report that since 2009, even though
the number of employed people in this age bracket has declined by 1 million,
the number of unemployed people has dropped by 1.5 million people. To report
this drivel is beyond laughable. The horrific labor market situation is confirmed
by the fact that despite a 3.6 million person increase in this age demographic
since 2000, there are 7.8 million more people not employed…..

A critical thinking human being (this rules out 95% of the
adult population) might question how corporate profits could surpass
pre-collapse levels when the economy has remained stagnant….

The reduced earnings and savings of the people in this
demographic is having profound and long-lasting impact on our society.
Household formation, retirement savings, tax revenues, and self-worth are all
negatively impacted. The mood of desperation and anger is materializing in this
age bracket. The resentment of these people when they see the well-heeled Wall
Street set reaping stock market gains and bonuses while they make do on food
stamps, extended unemployment and the charity of friends and family is palpable…..

There is boiling anger beneath the thin veneer of civility
between Millenials, GenXers, and Boomers. The chasm between the ultra-rich and
the masses widens by the day and is leading to a seething animosity. The
country has lost 2.4 million construction jobs and 2 million manufacturing jobs
since 2007, but we've added 250,000 fry cook jobs and 440,000 University of
Phoenix jobs stimulated by $500 billion in student loans. The complete
transformation of a producing society to a consumption society has been
accomplished……

The oligarchs have chosen a path of currency debasement,
propping up insolvent banks, propaganda and impoverishing the masses as their
preferred course. They attempt to keep the masses distracted with political
theater, gun control vitriol, reality TV and iGadgets. What can be said about a
society where 10% of the population follows Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga on
Twitter and where 50% think the National Debt is a monument in Washington D.C....

The entire world resembles a powder-keg in a room full of
monkeys with matches…..